doe

English

/dəʊ/, /doʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope, (less commonly goat as nanny is also used).
  • A female rabbit.
  • A female hare.
  • A female squirrel.
  • A female kangaroo.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English do inherited from Old English dā (doe, female deer) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dajjǭ (mother deer, female deer), *dajjaną (suckle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (suckle, suck, nurse, suck milk), *dʰeh₁(y)- (suckle, suck, nurse, suck milk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁(y)-

Gloss

suckle, suck, nurse, suck milk

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms